Tomb Raiding: My Family's Last Clan Chief is Little Brother

Chapter 314 The troops are divided into two groups
The fat man patted his round belly. "Sure, sure, but... there's one thing we need to discuss beforehand."

He then extended his right hand, rubbed his fingers together, and his intention was very clear.

The fat man knew exactly what that old woman, Huo Xiangu, was up to.

Since we can't avoid it anyway, why not take this opportunity to get some benefits for those guys?

"We agreed before we came that our main task is to go down into the tomb. Exploring the way is not within our scope of work, so that's a separate price." The fat man raised his eyebrows, looking like he was about to have a good talk with Huo Xiangu.

Huo Xiangu looked at him calmly, "How much do you want?"

"Two..." The fat man was about to name a price when his eyes suddenly darted around, and he blurted out, "Four times!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Wuxun's slightly cold voice rang in everyone's ears, "Six times, I guess. In these extraordinary times, the number four doesn't sound very auspicious."

Huo Zhizhi stared at him in surprise, as if to say, "You little brat, how dare you make such a huge demand in front of our family head?"

Zhang Wuxun looked straight at him with a very understanding expression. "What? Is it too little? Of course, I can add a little more if I want."

Huo Xiangu's eyes twitched, stopping Huo Zhizhi, who was about to curse in anger. "Six times it is fine, but you can't just take so much money from me for nothing. When you go to the fields, you also need to be responsible for the safety of this old woman."

"Deal!" Zhang Wuxun grinned like a weasel that had just stolen a chicken.

Afterwards, the group discussed their action plan for tomorrow.

Fatty led the Huo family to continue searching for the cave entrance from which they had climbed out of the underground river last time, while Zhang Wuxun and Xiao Ge led another group of Huo family members into the water, splitting into two groups.

Early the next morning.

Fatty then went up the mountain with Huo Zhizhi and the others.

When Zhang Wuxun and Xiao Ge changed into their diving suits and arrived at the lakeside, they found Huo Zhizhi, who was also wearing a diving suit, standing next to the raft.

"Huh?" Zhang Wuxun looked at him carefully and found that he really was exactly the same, but he was certain that the young man in front of him was definitely not Huo Zhizhi.

The young man seemed to notice Zhang Wuxun's confusion and smiled, "Hello, Mr. Yu, my name is Huo Zhixing."

Zhang Wuxun suddenly realized that they were the two brothers.

Knowing when to act and when to stop, and following the path of virtuous conduct.

The name is quite nice.

"We'll be able to leave in about ten minutes," Huo Zhixing explained.

Zhang Wuxun nodded, "It's alright, take your time, there's no rush."

Soon, the crew loaded all the equipment they were going to take down onto the ship.

Considering the impact of body temperature on Miluotu, only a few people went into the water this time. Only five of the best swimmers were selected from Huo's staff to go with Zhang Wuxun.

Carrying both people and cargo, five inflatable rafts set off one after another from the lakeshore and headed towards the center of the lake.

It’s still a familiar recipe and a familiar taste.

They moored the boat in the middle of the lake and turned off the engine, leaving one person who didn't need to go into the water to guard it. The rest of them carried oxygen tanks and equipment for dealing with Miluotuo, and followed Zhang Wuxun and the other person as they jumped into the water.

Before long, they arrived near the ancient building.

Zhang Wuxun and Xiao Ge first crawled through the open window, followed closely by Huo Zhixing and the other four.

Go down the stairs to the bottom floor and you'll arrive at the carved wooden wall.

Huo Zhixing was recording with an underwater camera in his hands, while Zhang Wuxun quickly unlocked the mechanism on the wooden wall and squeezed in sideways.

Seeing that there was also an iron terracotta warrior missing its right hand hidden here, Huo Zhixing and the others were quite shocked. They studied it for a long time and even tried to cut off a small piece with tools to take back for research and analysis.

However, these iron terracotta warriors were extremely hard, and despite their best efforts, they were unable to scrape off a layer of iron.

Zhang Wuxun stood by with his arms crossed, watching coldly without showing any intention of helping.

The young man frowned as he carefully searched for clues in the stone chamber, but he couldn't discern anything unusual from the shallow carvings on the stone walls.

In the end, it was Huo Zhixing who spotted a fist-sized piece of iron in the pile of iron terracotta warriors. He put it in his backpack and then gestured to Zhang Wuxun that they could proceed.

Zhang Wuxun patted the young man on the shoulder and then walked behind the iron terracotta warrior.

Huo Zhixing and the others hurriedly followed.

Zhang Wuxun stood in front of the cliff and gestured to them, indicating that one of them should come out.

Huo Zhixing clearly held a higher position among this group, and randomly pointed to someone.

Zhang Wuxun gestured for him to come forward, then pushed him so hard that he was pressed against the dark green jade vein.

The guy surnamed Huo was startled and immediately started struggling, spitting out a series of bubbles.

Huo Zhixing was about to step forward to stop him when the young man reached out and pressed his hand on his shoulder, pressing it into the joint space, causing him to immediately become unable to move due to the pain.

The other members of the Huo family also wanted to step forward, but after Zhang Wuxun grabbed another person and pressed him against the jade vein, the remaining two were hesitant to act, and could only stare at Zhang Wuxun and his companion with resentment and vigilance, helpless.

The first man noticed that after Zhang Wuxun pinned him down, he didn't make any other life-threatening movements and calmed down after struggling for a moment.

Zhang Wuxun then let go of his hand, pointed to the jade vein wall, and gestured for the two of them to continue pressing their faces against each other.

The young man also let go of Huo Zhixing and stepped forward to stand next to Zhang Wuxun.

Huo Zhixing rubbed his sore shoulders, and after recovering from the pain, he quickly wrote a line on his underwater drawing board and asked for the reason.

Zhang Wuxun only replied with two words, "Wait."

Huo Zhixing was helpless, but Zhang Wuxun was the overall commander of this underwater operation. As long as his life was not threatened, they could only do what he said.

The two men could only press themselves against the mountain wall with frustrated expressions, gritting their teeth and enduring the biting cold, while inwardly cursing Zhang Wuxun to the core.

After more than ten minutes, just when the two men were almost numb from the cold, they inadvertently glanced at the dark green jade vein pressed against their bodies.

Upon seeing this, the two of them immediately shuddered in fright.

Unbeknownst to them, a hazy gray shadow had appeared less than ten centimeters in front of them.

At first, the two thought they were underwater and seeing things because they were wearing masks. But soon, they felt something vibrating in their chests.

Upon closer inspection, the gray shadow within the dark green jade vein was getting closer and closer to them; they could even see the mass inside slowly moving outwards.

The two were so frightened that they immediately stepped back, pointing at the jade vein with expressions of horror.

Huo Zhixing also noticed the unidentified creature getting closer and closer, and immediately looked at Zhang Wuxun and the other person.

Zhang Wuxun waved his hand, telling these newbies to stay away, then held up two fingers to the young man and pulled out the skull knife from his back.

The young man also drew his black gold ancient sword, his expression serious.

Within a few breaths, the sound of the jade vein shattering was almost within reach.

Miluo Tuo's heavy roar pierced through the thin layer of jade veins and reached everyone's ears.

When Huo Zhixing and his companions first saw this inhuman monster, they were all terrified, as if facing a formidable enemy. They drew the short knives strapped to their calves and prepared for battle.

When Miluotu dug open the hole, a bright green claw emerged.

Zhang Wuxun swung his hand and slashed out with his sword, splitting the jade vein and Miluotuo in two, and the black-haired snake inside twitched and fell out.

Huo Zhixing's eyes lit up, and he immediately squatted down, using his short knife to pick up the dead black-haired snake, intending to put it in a bag and take it back.

A gust of wind swept directly over his head, and the next moment, shattered pieces of oily green jade landed at his feet.

Before he could react, a dark shadow rushed straight towards his face, but the young man swiftly swung his knife and cut it in half. Then, with the back of the knife, he slapped the black-haired snake's head, which had already revealed its fangs, away.

Zhang Wuxun snatched his drawing board and slammed two large characters on it: "Idiot!"

Damn it, Zhang Wuxun was a little annoyed. How did Old Madam Huo choose these people? They were all so stupid and unreliable, and yet she still wanted him to take care of the children.

When Huo Zhixing came to his senses, cold sweat broke out on his back. He realized that he had just brushed shoulders with death.

The men behind him quickly helped him up and pulled him aside.

The jade vein in front of them had sunk into a hole two meters deep, and as they continued to move forward, more and more gray shadows approached them.

After Zhang Wuxun and the young man dealt with a few, they left the rest to Huo Zhixing and the others for training.

Soon, after advancing more than thirty meters, they entered the first cave, where the water flow behind them was completely blocked by the jade veins that had regrouped.

Huo Zhixing lit a lighter to test the oxygen concentration and, after confirming that it could burn normally, removed the mask from his face.

"Master Yu, what do we do next? Which jade vein should we go to?" Huo Zhixing asked.

There were four jade veins embedded in the mountainside. Zhang Wuxun stepped forward and touched them one by one. Then he took off his mask and, under the expectant gazes of Huo Zhixing and the others, calmly said, "I don't know."

Huo Zhixing: "..."

After Zhang Wuxun finished speaking, he took Huo Zhixing's drawing board, sat down on it, and said quietly, "To be honest, this place is different from what I saw when I came in last time. In other words, I don't know where I am now, because the jade veins here are constantly changing."

One of the men couldn't help but ask, "Then aren't we trapped here?"

Zhang Wuxun waved his hand, "Not necessarily. You can always find your way out by choosing any of these four exits, but the exit might be a hundred and eight thousand miles away from the lake."

Huo Zhixing also squatted down and looked at Zhang Wuxun, "Isn't there any other way? We don't have much food with us."

Zhang Wu asked him, "How much food did you bring?"

"It's only enough for the seven of us for three days," Huo Zhixing said truthfully.

"Oh ho!" Zhang Wuxun said with a hint of schadenfreude, "Then you guys are doomed. In just three days, you probably won't even be able to find a way out before you starve to death here and become Miluotuo's food reserves."

The young waiter, who had been the first to be used as a heater by Zhang Wuxun, said angrily, "The pot calling the kettle black. You two will be trapped here to die just as easily."

The young man sat down on the ground next to Zhang Wuxun, and upon hearing this, he raised his eyelids and glanced at him indifferently.

Zhang Wuxun glanced at the young waiter with a sinister look. "Of course I won't starve to death. If things get really bad, I still have you guys. Anyway, I'm going to die sooner or later. Since I'm going to die anyway, it's more worthwhile to feed my stomach. Don't worry, I'll remember to burn paper money for you during the Qingming Festival in the future."

The young waiter was frightened by Zhang Wuxun's gaze and involuntarily took a step back, no longer daring to utter a word.

Huo Zhixing patted his shoulder reassuringly, "Don't worry, Master Yu is just joking with you."

Zhang Wuxun chuckled, "So timid yet you dare to go into a tomb? Can't your Huo family find any older men? Why did you bring a child?"

Logically speaking, even if it's to train Huo Xiuxiu's team, there's no need for all the young scouts to participate. But this time, Huo Xiangu sent only young people to join her team, while the older guys were assigned to help with logistics.

Huo Zhixing smiled and said, "Young people should always be given some opportunities to learn. Isn't that how those old guys acquired their experience and skills? Besides, Mr. Yu, you don't look that much older than us, yet you're already so amazing. Compared to you, we feel even more ashamed."

Who doesn't like to hear nice words? Zhang Wuxun was no exception. Moreover, Huo Zhixing was even more tactful than Huo Zhizhi. His string of compliments was just right, neither too much nor too little.

Zhang Wuxun squinted his eyes contentedly, "Since you're a tiny bit more pleasing to the eye than that brat Huo Zhizhi, come closer, and I'll tell you how to get out."

Huo Zhixing's lips twitched, and he silently complained to himself, "He and Huo Zhizhi look exactly alike, don't you think?"

However, he didn't show it on his face at all. He simply moved a little closer as instructed, adopting an attentive listening posture, and said, "Please speak."

"We'll be counting our troops and generals in a bit. Whichever jade vein we point to, that's where we'll start our journey. Don't worry, with me here, our luck won't be bad."

Zhang Wuxun finished speaking with a smile, ignoring the reactions of Huo Zhixing and the others. He took out two boxes of self-heating meals and water bags from the waterproof backpack behind him, unpacked them, and handed one of the boxes to the deliveryman.

Huo Zhixing sighed and invited Huo Xiaoli and the others to sit down and eat something to replenish their energy.

Huo Xiaoli was the young shop assistant who was deliberately frightened by Zhang Wuxun earlier, and he was even younger than Huo Zhixing and his brother.

Huo Zhixing finally understood. This Master Yu and that cold-faced young man didn't seem worried at all about being trapped here, which meant they definitely knew what was going on. There was no use in being anxious. In any case, he should just follow them.

After finishing his meal, Zhang Wuxun got up and wandered around the cracks in the jade veins, placing his hand on them to feel them. Then he turned around, picked up some rotten tree roots, sat back down, and leisurely lit a fire.

Huo Zhixing was somewhat surprised. "Didn't you say before that the Miluo Tuo in those jade veins would hunt prey based on temperature? Why do we need to light a fire?"

He suddenly realized what he meant as he finished speaking, "You mean... use temperature to determine the amount of Miluotuo jade in these jade veins, and then find the vein with the most of them!"

Zhang Wuxun lifted his eyelids and glanced at him. "Your reaction time is really slow. What are we here for? To find the correct passage to the ancient building, not to play an escape room game."

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